Name: Rocket and parsley pesto penne
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 400 gram penne pasta; 70 gram rocket leaves, torn; 2 cup firmly packed flat-leaf parsley leaves; 1 tablespoon pine nuts, toasted; 2 clove garlic, roughly chopped; 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 20 gram (1/4 cup) finely grated parmesan

Rocket and parsley pesto penne

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

12M

Total

22M

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Ingredients

400 gram penne pasta

70 gram rocket leaves, torn

2 cup firmly packed flat-leaf parsley leaves

1 tablespoon pine nuts, toasted

2 clove garlic, roughly chopped

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

20 gram (1/4 cup) finely grated parmesan

Method

1.Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water according to packet instructions. Drain, reserving 2tbsp cooking liquid. Return pasta to pan.

2.Meanwhile, place rocket, parsley, pine nuts and garlic in a food processor and process until chopped. Add oil and lemon and process until well combined. Tip into a bowl and add parmesan. Mix.

3.Add pesto to pasta in pan and mix well, loosen with reserved cooking liquid, if necessary. Serve immediately.

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